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I used to check the front page at least once every day, and occassionally check specific subreddits. Now I don't look at reddit unless theres some drama, like mods getting purged, then I'd go there and enjoy the drama. Occasionally there will be questions that only reddit has the answer to so I have to reluctantly use it. I got my uBlock Origin ready to kill all the ads. That shitty website will not get a cent out of me.

What about you? Do you still use reddit?

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[–] Itsgodzilla@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Nope, I haven't been there even once since switching over to Lemmy

[–] RagnarokOnline@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

Went back for like a day after my main amount on v.lemmy went down with the server.

After a day I couldn’t stomach it anymore. Reddit All is just a bunch of warzone footage or clickbait news.

I created a new main on a new Lemmy server and am loving being here.

[–] f4te@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I do, from desktop, mainly as force of habit.

my chosen mobile app, Relay, actually still works, but I am trying to train myself to use Lemmy more.

I just wish the content changed over faster, and there were more comments.

[–] 0x4E4F@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Only the NSFW content, I got everything else here.

[–] Pamasich@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I still use Reddit, I didn't move here because I was pissed at apps going away (never used them anyway), just wanted to familiarize myself before I'll be forced to move when they inevitably remove old reddit in the future.

There's still communities important to me that either only exist on Reddit or have way too little engagement here. Until they remove old reddit or that changes, I'll stay on reddit. But I'm doing my part by having disabled ads on reddit (I had them enabled before the third party app stuff).

[–] odium@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've only touched Reddit when it comes up when I google something. Haven't used it for anything else for the past month or so.

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[–] Alivrah@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I used to spend hours everyday there. Now I only visit for a few minutes a week to check up on a game.

But I'll never touch the official app and I'll never come back, even if they backtracked the API decision, because f u/spez

[–] Littleborat@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

The official app has bad performance and that's why I only browse on my pc. Usually that's once a week.

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

nope but my account is not deleted. Have not had time to follow up on my data request. mostly because of kbin :)

[–] erre@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

Lemmy got active enough after the API changes took effect that I have rarely been back.

[–] SomeBoyo@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago
[–] XbSuper@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Nope. Without RIF it's painful to look at.

[–] beepnoise@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Nah, deleted that shit as soon as they announced the API.

I saw the writing on the wall.

[–] kaboomski@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Once or twice a week I check my local subreddit and a couple of best of subs.

[–] DarkGamer@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I will occasionally browse because Relay still works, but I stopped contributing content.

[–] gunnm@monero.town 2 points 1 year ago

Still active on some niche communities that they don't want to leave Reddit and only using it on desktop.

[–] ArcheTelos@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I still hang out mostly on Reddit. As much as the site’s gone downhill, I’m mostly active on the fandom-specific subs, which don’t have nearly as much of a presence on Lemmy. The general meme communities have been flourishing, but the fandom communities are basically ghost towns, and even those that see a bare minimum of activity are far from enough to pop up in my feed. Right now, /r/yugioh has ten times as many online users as /c/yugioh has subscribers period - and that’s one of the more active niche communities I follow! I’ll still be keeping an eye on Lemmy and post to both sites when I can, but we’ve got a lot more growing to do before I’m ready to finally ditch Reddit.

Also, Reddit has the hentai. The specific fandom subs at least have small barely-active communities here but their NSFW counterparts are totally nonexistent.

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[–] ShoePaste@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

yes, but only for specific content. my city and state have a very active subs that just hasn't really taken off on Lemmy yet. there's a lot of news from both that i can't get anywhere else. similarly i'm pretty active on r/dmacademy and there just isn't a community on lemmy that i've found that is similar yet. i think when those communities take off here i'll finally cut the cord on reddit.

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[–] Caboose20@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

I lurk with an ad blocker. I do still have an account and am logged in so I can vote and save some posts.

[–] AES@lemmy.ronsmans.eu 2 points 1 year ago

Hell no! FU Spez

[–] jackpot@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago
[–] naeap@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Nah, I created a Lemmy account at the start of June (at least the Jerboa installation date says that) and uninstalled boost a few days later. Only checked in on Reddit from time to time with libreddit, to have a look at the John Oliver party.

I deleted or mass-edited all my comments and sent an GDPR request. Only thing left after that is the account deletion.

Didn't want to give them any traffic anymore, so I avoided everything about it.

[–] echoplex21@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I’ve noticed I haven’t really been enjoying my time on Reddit anymore. Since the shutdown of Apollo, I’ve found simple tasks like search and going to my favorite subreddits a chore.

Discussions inside of the posts also have deteriorated and I feel like I’m seeing way more AI generated content on askreddit and aita etc. Bots have also run rampant on subreddits like interestingasfuck.

Lemmy is reminding me of Reddit from 2010 . Lots of memes, smaller communities with great discussions. Also love it being connected to Mastodon.

What I’ve realized is I’ve just ended up spending more time outside of any of these apps, which might have ended up being a blessing.

[–] Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

For porn yeah but not for anything else. Been away for as long as my lemmy account is old

I unsubbed from all reddits that don't support the resistance except for a few small ones. And I go to lemmy for most things

[–] kthxbye_reddit@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I still check some subs, like recent infos on the war in ukraine. And some others that have not catches up in terms of activity…

But it’s getting less and less. I also open Apollo less frequently, realising that it doesn’t work anymore

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[–] Karmmah@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Not really, since I went back once or twice but then realised how little value I get from there and how much time I waste there. I also try to reduce my time on lemmy but at least everything is new and fresh here.

[–] cakeistheanswer@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

I've checked the frontpage from time to time just to monitor what's changing, but I have yet to log in.

Yes. I like reddit’s posts more, but the Memmy app is more stable on my phone than the official reddit app, plus no ads. So I’m currently using both, but as Lemmy’s community grows and matures I’ll probably start using reddit less.

[–] Slagathor@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Not really. The only time I ever go to reddit is if I want info about a really niche subject and the post is usually several years old anyway.

[–] blazera@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I stopped by once to double check my stuff was still deleted.

[–] yumcake@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yes, just a lot less because theres no app for it, so I only check it from a desktop PC instead of constantly the way I have in the past.

Maybe it's just me but the volume of interesting posts has fallen off a cliff after July 1st. The front page has much less activity and noticably more of it is reposts (which were there before, just a much higher ratio now).

The niche subreddits were always the key draw though, those still only exist on Reddit and nowhere else on the internet.

[–] pigup@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nope they got porn here now

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[–] Choco1ateCh1p@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Occasionally, after seeing something in the news regarding Reddit, I will use libreddit.kavin.rocks to see if that news, or any other negative press is anywhere on r/all.

Most recently was about them removing rewards and coins, and prior to that was code in the app that appears to allude to a cash for karma reward system.

[–] DrQuint@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yes and No.

Smaller communities with no equivalent, I'm there and still active. Technology, memes and world news, I'm here. But I'm also on other sites more again.

[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I do not at all. I’m avoiding even Google Search results that go to Reddit. I have not used Reddit since June 12, other than to fully wipe all of my accounts on June 30. I’ve moved on and it’s been an easier transition than I thought it would be.

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago

I occasionally poke my head in to see if it's dead yet, but other than that no.

[–] PolarFred@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Literally just the HFY subreddit and looking for answers to questions about 3d printing etc.

Only if a search sends me there and other links aren't giving me what I need

[–] jmp242@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Hmm, not really. As I've said before - a lot of the news stuff is also on Ground News, WaPo, Mastodon or Lemmy. There's no great replacement for /r/sysadmin, but that needed replacing as it got to be useless over the last few years. I don't know if there's a /c/changemyview or not, but that isn't necessary.

Actually, I just spend more time doing other stuff for entertainment - read more books, catch up on more podcasts, yes watch more youtube, TV, Movies whatever. Go outside, walk the dog. I'm kind of surprised how much time I can spend on lemmy lol.

[–] TheLonelyDude2049@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yes. I even still use Sync for Reddit (patched by ReVanced Manager).

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[–] diskmaster23@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

Yes, mostly for sharing content here.

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